[CharlesWayneCT]

And I don't mean to be racist, but why is it that all the really dumb house members are black?

I think it is because gerrymandering guarantees these seats to black people, and the appeal to that constituency doesn't seem to favor reasoned thinking. But I can't figure out why that would be the case.

I actually think that there are a lot of house members, and several other senators, who are as dumb as these people, they just know to keep their mouths shut.

[Congressman Billybob]

Look at how crummy the schools are in districts like Sheila Jackson ("men on Mars") Lee. Look at how many students drop out of even those poor schools, though the "graduation" requirement is that you can sign your own name and haven't stabbed a teacher, recently.

As H.L. Mencken observed, "Americans get the government they deserve. Good and hard."

John / Billybob